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That's 30 seconds accumulated over many rounds. You should compare 1-2 seconds per round to your fractions of a second and that's not as uncommon as you suggest
by buster 13y ago
That's 30 seconds accumulated over many rounds.
You should compare 1-2 seconds per round to your fractions of a second and that's not as uncommon as you suggest.
For example, look at the Singapore Grand Prix 2011, except for #2 there are similar margins between the top racers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Singapore_Grand_Prix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Singapore_Grand_Prix
Or Australia 2011, Vettel won with 22 seconds ahead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Australian_Grand_Prix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Australian_Grand_Prix
I'm sure there are enough examples to be found. Very often you have can find a margin of around 20-30 seconds between position 1 and 3 and sometimes large margins between 1 and 2.
- vincentkriek 13y agoThe problem is not only the +30 second lead. It's the time the 30 second lead was achieved in. After the second safety car, Vettel was just driving away from Rosberg with 2+ seconds a lap. That's an unbelievable difference, with Rosberg also racing for a top team (namely Mercedes, same team as Hamilton). There are also speculations Rosberg was on old tires and held the rest of the pack up, but still, 2+ seconds a lap is incredible.
- jackgavigan 13y agoIt's also worth remembering that once Vettel builds up enough of a lead, he's likely to ease off a bit. If he kept pushing, his lead at the end of the race would likely be far bigger than 30 seconds.
- Oletros 13y ago> There are also speculations Rosberg was on old tires and held the rest of the pack up, but still, 2+ seconds a lap is incredible. Not just old tyres, but a problem with his front wing after collecting rubber